City officer charged with domestic assault gets continuance in court

12:11 AM,
Sep. 13, 2013

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An officer with the Murfreesboro Police Department who was arrested for domestic assault was granted extra time to prepare his case with his attorney during his initial hearing Thursday.

Officer Frank Hernandez was charged with two counts of domestic assault Aug. 20 after officers from the Murfreesboro Police Department responded to a complaint. According to police documents, officers concluded that Hernandez had assaulted Marisa Markham, his girlfriend, and Chelsea Bunch, Markham's sister.

Markham said Hernandez assaulted her multiple times in the past, according to one police ...